State of the heart

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 2.3 min read

    Here are facts and tips about cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of Americans. Compiled by: James Combs February is American Heart Month, an ideal time to educate people about cardiovascular [...]

    Always remember TAG

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 3 min read

    A little help goes a long way in achieving fitness goals.  Story: Sidney Gray, ISSA certified   Wow! It’s February already. One month into the new year. As you look [...]

    Expensive or not?

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 4.7 min read

    Buying organic food is worth the cost.  Story: Adita Yrizarry-Lang   Health coaching is such an interesting profession. Most individuals are not ready to toss their unhealthy habits to the [...]

    Blood Tests: Snapshots of our Health

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.5 min read

    The Sunrise Rotary Club of Leesburg will provide its annual blood screening event Feb. 22 at the Venetian Center, 1 Dozier Court. The cost of the basic blood screening is [...]

    Baby, be prepared

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.3 min read

    South Lake Hospital is offering a one-day childbirth education class to prepare expectant parents for labor, delivery and postpartum. Participants will learn about the process of labor, as well as [...]

    Steps toward a cure

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.3 min read

    Relay for Life is an 18-hour event held in communities throughout the country. Participants take turns walking around a track raising money to fund cancer research and create awareness about [...]

    A calorie inferno

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.3 min read

    Considering a new exercise to lose weight? Here is the number of calories a 160-pound person would burn in one hour by performing the following exercises: Low-impact aerobics: 365 calories burned [...]

    Healthy you

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.3 min read

    Central Florida Health offers Healthy You, Healthy Us classes, programs and events, including Weight Watchers, Quit Tobacco, diabetes self-management, lunch & learn, stress management, breathing, blood pressure management, Alzheimer’s disease [...]

    Take this to heart

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 0.6 min read

    February is American Heart Month. On the one hand, the month serves as a somber reminder that heart disease kills an estimated 630,000 Americans each year. It’s the leading cause [...]

    Before you conceive

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 4.4 min read

    Getting pregnant is not justa physical affair. Story: Saskia Roell Eating healthy foods is essential for preparing your body to conceive. But it’s not the whole picture. Your physical, emotional and mental bodies work [...]

    On the way to becoming a runner

    Published On: February 1, 2020By 4.8 min read

    Here are a few tips that newbies should strongly consider.  Story: Carrie Tollefson   When I started running at the age of 12, it wasn’t because I loved the sport [...]

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    Lady Lake APRN featured in article about helping children with asthma

    Published On: January 24, 2020By 0.5 min read

    Ed Neuzil, an advanced practitioner registered nurse and owner of the Allergy Sinus & Asthma Family Health Center in Lady Lake, was featured in an article at the American Association of Nurse [...]

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    E-cigarette popularity on Instagram still growing, study shows

    Published On: January 22, 2020By 2.6 min read

    Promotional vaping Instagram posts outnumber anti-vaping content 10,000 to 1, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Communication. The first-of-its-kind study of more than 200,000 Instagram posts showed that [...]

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    Chef Gary offers ‘healthy-ish’ chocolate cake to keep resolutions

    Published On: January 14, 2020By 2.8 min read

    National Chocolate Cake Day is Jan. 27, which is bad timing for anyone who just started their “no chocolate” New Year’s resolution. But what if you could have your chocolate [...]

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    AdventHealth Waterman now offering course on diabetes management

    Published On: January 2, 2020By 1.4 min read

    AdventHealth Waterman is now offering a five-session Diabetes Self-Management course. The class will meet Mondays from 10am-noon from Jan. 6 to Feb. 3 in the Conry CREATION Health Center at [...]